Why We Should Support CyberEd

Posted by lestercavestany on November 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
â€” Victor Hugo

Yesterday, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet and speak with Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus. Gigi and Pam of the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam invited me and Michelle to the despedida party of Consul-Gen Baisa and Ms Bel. Sec Lapus was the guest of honor and luckily, Ambassador del Rosario asked me to join them at their table.

We talked about life, family, careers, and of course, CyberEducation! Here are some of the insights I gained from Sec Lapus and from my own research about CyberEd:

What is Cyber Education?
Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve heard of Open and Distance Education (aka Distance Learning). This is a hot topic in our generation because of the availability of fast-paced Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which includes e-mail, the Internet, multimedia resources, etc.

Distance Learning (DL) is not new.[1] It was invented in 1840 by the Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman when he started giving lessons to his students by mail. What a revolutionary idea!Â Â Click here and continue reading…

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